A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 20. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and
14% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
35 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 26 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2006-07-15.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).
Filed construction activity
$234,696 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (5 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively
the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not
capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1910)
No
Six or more residential units (2)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit:
request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
Registered with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
RALPH SHI INC
Head officer
SHU MIN SHI
Managing agent
ROL MANAGEMENT
Last registered
2026-07-01
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,057,000
$63,420
2026
$1,272,000
$76,320
2027
$1,270,000
$76,200
The city's market estimate has risen
20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps
(cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
Getting around
Subway
Ralph Av — C · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Utica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Chauncey St — B47 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
Ralph Ave & Fulton St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and
Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
2 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong.
Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints
appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box
on this page.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on
2023-08-22 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2023-08-22
Mortgage $500,000 — from RALPH SHI INC. to CATHAY BANK
$500,000
2023-08-22
AL&R $500,000 — from RALPH SHI INC to CATHAY BANK
$500,000
2019-04-08
Deed $950,000 — from ASSANAH, ULRIC; ASSANAH, LYNETTE to RALPH SHI INC.
$950,000
2019-04-08
Mortgage $660,000 — from RALPH SHI INC. to CATHAY BANK
$660,000
2019-04-08
AL&R $660,000 — from RALPH SHI INC. to CATHAY BANK
$660,000
2019-04-04
Sold for $950,000
$950,000
$475,000
2006-08-07
Mortgage $123,952 — from ASSANAH, ULRIC; ASSANAH, LYNETTE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
$123,952
2006-08-07
Agreement $340,000 — from ASSANAH, LYNETTE; ASSANAH, ULRIC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
$340,000
2003-05-05
Deed $295,000 — from DELENCO ENTERPRISES, LLC. to ASSANAH, LYNETTE; ASSANAH, ULRIC
$295,000
2003-05-05
Mortgage $221,250 — from ASSANAH, ULRIC; ASSANAH, LYNETTE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONICS REGISTRATION SYSTEM
$221,250
1999-06-22
Mortgage $176,000 — from BROWN, BRUICE; STEVENSON, OLGA to FIRST FUNDING MORTGAGE BANKERS CORPORATI
$176,000
1996-01-05
Mortgage $95,000 — from COOPER, BRENDA to UNITED MORTGAGE GUARANTEE; UMG FUNDING GROUP INC
$95,000
1995-02-27
Mortgage $75,000 — from COOPER, BRENDA to KLEIN, JOHN
$75,000
Ten-year activity
50250
26
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
5
21
0
0
26
2018
0
2
6
0
3
11
2019
3
3
1
6
2
15
2020
1
3
0
0
0
4
2021
2
0
6
0
0
8
2022
0
2
3
0
1
6
2023
5
3
2
2
0
12
2024
0
0
3
1
3
7
2025
0
0
1
0
5
6
2026
0
1
1
0
1
3
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2025-08-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-06-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-03-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-10-21Boiler inspection
2024-10-21Boiler inspection
2024-07-28311: Homeless Person Assistance
2024-07-28311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-05-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-03-22EASE — from RALPH SHI INC; CHAUNCEY CHEN LLC to RALPH SHI INC; CHAUNCEY CHEN LLC
2024-03-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-08-22Mortgage $500,000 — from RALPH SHI INC. to CATHAY BANK$500,000
2023-08-22AL&R $500,000 — from RALPH SHI INC to CATHAY BANK$500,000
2023-05-01Job filed: FILE APPLICATION TO REMOVE EXISTING BOILERS AND INSTALL (2) NEW BOILERS, (2) NEW GAS METERS & GAS PIPING ON CELLAR AND OBTAIN GAS AUTHORIZATION. NO CH$5,000
2023-04-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-04-05Permit Boiler Equipment — Signed-off
2023-04-03Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-03-23Job filed: FILE APPLICATION TO REMOVE EXISTING BOILERS AND INSTALL (2) NEW BOILERS, (2) NEW GAS METERS & GAS PIPING ON CELLAR AND OBTAIN GAS AUTHORIZATION. NO CH$5,000
2023-03-23Job filed: INSTALL NEW (2) GAS BOILERS AT CELLAR. REMEDY CURE ECB VIOLATION #: 39079831Z & 39079832K. NO CHANGE IN USE, BULK, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2023-02-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FOUND WEIL MCLAIN GAS FIRED BOILER CP#7772815 OPERATING AND UNREGISTERED., MAINTAIN BOILER; REGISTER BOILER AND CORRECT ALL VIOLAT$312
2023-02-16DOB complaint, category ?
2023-02-16ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FOUND WEIL MCLAIN GAS FIRED BOILER CP#7797221 OPERATING AND UNREGISTERED WITH DEFECTS. BOILER ROOM NOT FIRE RATED. MISSING FIRE DA$312
2022
2022-12-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2021-01-12Job filed: PROPOSE ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY BUSINESS SIGN AS PER PLAN FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$1,496
2020
2020-11-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-10-02ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED PLAN AT JOB SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PREMISES UNDER ALT 2 JOB #321960482. NO PLAN AT SITE AT TIME O$312
2020-08-14ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AT TIME OF INSPECTION,OBSERVED ONGOING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES CONTRARY TO MAYOR'S EMERGENCY EXECUTIVE ORDER 120 AND SUBSEQUENT OR$5,000
2020-08-14DOB complaint, category ?
2019
2019-12-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-10-21311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2019-10-21DOB complaint, category ?
2019-10-03DOB complaint, category ?
2019-08-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-07-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-05-31Job filed: NEW LAUNDROMAT ESTABLISHMENT ON EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE. INSTALL NEW WASHERS, DRYERS, SP HEADS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT. NO CHANGE ON EGRESS, USE OR OCCU$213,200
2019-05-29Mortgage satisfied — from ASSANAH, ULRIC; ASSANAH, LYNETTE to HSBC BANK USA NA; OCWEN LOAN SERVICING LLC
2019-04-08PAT — from ASSANAH, ULRIC to ASSANAH, LYNETTE
2019-04-08Deed $950,000 — from ASSANAH, ULRIC; ASSANAH, LYNETTE to RALPH SHI INC.$950,000
2019-04-08Mortgage $660,000 — from RALPH SHI INC. to CATHAY BANK$660,000
2019-04-08AL&R $660,000 — from RALPH SHI INC. to CATHAY BANK$660,000
2019-04-04Sold for $950,000$950,000
2019-03-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-09DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2018
2018-12-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2018-12-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-10-31HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-10-12ECB CLASS - 1 violation: UNAPPROVED/UNSAFE/UNSUITABLE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT APPARATUS.MATERIALS,DEVICES,APPLIANCES OR WIRING IN USE.OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE $1,630
2017-10-17311: Miscellaneous Categories — Inspection Work Order (DOB)
2017-10-17DOB complaint, category ?
2017-10-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-10-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-10-16ECB CLASS - 3 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLAINT MANNER. NOTED: AT 2ND FL AT KITCHEN AREA,WATER DAMAGED TO WALLS & CEILING DUE TO LEAK A$250
2017-08-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-08-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-31311: Miscellaneous Categories — Inspection Work Order (DOB)
2017-01-31DOB complaint, category ?
2017-01-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-24City emergency repair (OMO): at bldg contact # (347) 984-2403 at basement- make all necessary repairs to the gas fired boiler, so as to provide adequ$150
2017-01-24City emergency repair (OMO): at basement- make all necessary repairs to the # 2 fuel oil boiler, so as to provide adequate heat and restore the boile
2017-01-17HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2017-01-17HPD class B: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2017-01-17HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2017-01-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT AP
2017-01-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT
2017-01-17HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN THE WASTE LINE OF WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd
2017-01-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2017-01-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ELECTRICAL OUTLET COVER AT NORTH WALL. IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT
2017-01-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE SCUTTLE LADDER AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2017-01-17HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY
2017-01-17DOB violation C: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLAINT MANNER. NOTE: WATER DAMAGE & PENERATION @ 2ND FLOOR KITCHEN @ CEILINGS & WALLS
2016
2016-12-21HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT
2016-12-21HPD class B: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES STOVE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST
2016-12-21HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASHBASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT A
2016-12-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE SINK FAUCET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST
2016-12-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2R
2016-12-21HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REFIT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2016-12-21HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR EAST AND NORTH WALLS IN THE KITCHEN LOCA
2016-12-21HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST
2016-12-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-12-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-11-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-11-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-10-27HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-10-25HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT EAST
2016-10-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-10-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-08-25311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2016-02-04HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ....WINDOW SILLL AT 1ST WINDOW FROM NORTH AT WEST IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST L
2016-02-04HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ...BASE AT..KITCHEN SINK LOWER CABINET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd S
2016-02-04HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORT
2016-02-04HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ....CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 3r
2015-11-30HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORT
2015-11-30HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORT
2015-11-30HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REFIT .ENTRANCE DOOR TO APT LOCATED AT APT 1, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2007-08-06HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF AIR CONDITIONER, BYCYCLE AND HOUSE HOLD ARTICLES BLOCKING SCUTTLE CLOSET AT P
2007-08-05Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2007-08-05Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2007-08-05Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2007-08-05Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2007-05-18Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2007-05-18Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2007-05-18Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2007-05-18Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2006
2006-08-07Mortgage $123,952 — from ASSANAH, ULRIC; ASSANAH, LYNETTE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$123,952
2006-08-07Agreement $340,000 — from ASSANAH, LYNETTE; ASSANAH, ULRIC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$340,000
2006-07-15HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STO
2006-07-15HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET .. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATE
2006-07-15HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF A CONCEALED WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT A
2006-07-15HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT LOCKNUT AT WASTE LINE AT WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3, 3r
2006-07-15HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT AP
2006-07-15HPD class A: § 27-2023 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE SUFFICIENT,PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL
2006-07-15HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE THE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY
2006-07-15HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIODENCE OF A CONCEALED WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd
2006-07-15HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRIC WIRE AT CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd